Dear Spanish Oaks Elementary,
We are so excited to begin, once again, our Road to Success reading program for the 2016-2017 school year.
Mission: Motivate Utah elementary and high school students to advance academically by working with schools to
reward educational accomplishments.
Vision: Achieve the highest reading scores in the country for elementary students and the highest percent of high
school graduates pursuing post-high school degrees.
Below please find our monthly “Jump Into Reading” celebration schedule:
August/September 13 ... 2:00pm-3:00pm: “Jump Into Reading” Kick-off Reading Assembly
October 25 ... 2:45pm-3:15pm: Popcorn Celebration with Mrs. Brown
November 17 ... 2:30pm-3:00pm: “Jump Into Reading” Assembly -- (two bikes)
December 20 ... 2:45pm-3:15pm: Decorating Celebration with Mrs. Brown
January 26 ... 2:30pm-3:00pm: “Jump Into Reading” Assembly -- (two bikes)
February 9 ... 2:45pm-3:15pm: Cookie Celebration with Mrs. Brown
March 1 ... TBA: Champions Challenge Rodeo and Reading Assembly -- (two bikes, rodeo tickets, boots)
April 20 ... 2:45pm-3:15pm: Pizza Celebration with Mrs. Brown – April
May 23 ... 2:0pm-3:00pm: “Jump Into Reading” Closing Assembly -- (one bike, college grant certificates)
Road to Success
The Road to Success reading program is one of the programs of the Success in Education Foundation. The Road to Success
program was developed five years ago in collaboration with the Governor's Commission on Literacy in an effort to spread the
Commission's challenge to school children to read consistently.
The program currently has over 240 participating elementary schools, with approximately 165,000 students and 11,000 faculty
and staff. The Success in Education Foundation's commitment is to provide a framework with tools for educators to help
students, and incentives to motivate students to Read Every Day.
Every school year, each participating elementary school starts off the program by setting reading goals with students. Students
have opportunities to earn bonus incentives throughout the year for accomplishing reading goals. The impact of literacy is felt
not only by individual children, but by our community as a whole, and it is an issue we cannot afford to ignore. The best
investment we can make in our community is to ensure that our children can read, and the Road to Success program is an
effective way to make that investment.